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Penn State men's volleyball (2-6, 1-0) remains at home this week, welcoming Erskine (7-1, 4-0) to Rec Hall's south gym for a non-conference matchup Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions will look to extend their two-game winning streak, having posted a 2-0 mark last weekend.

No. 15 Penn State men's volleyball (0-4) returns home from the road to kick off the 2015 home slate. The Nittany Lions welcome top-ranked Loyola Chicago (3-0) Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the home opener, before hosting No. 2 Lewis (4-1) Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in south gym.

No. 10 Penn State men's volleyball (0-2) remains on the road this week, traveling to Ball State (2-0) and No. 13 IPFW (1-2) this weekend for a pair of non-conference matchups. The Nittany Lions take on the Cardinals Friday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET, before squaring off against the Mastodons Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. ET.

Penn State Lehigh Valley student athletes that participated in the fall 2014 season demonstrated success not just in their sport, but also in the classroom. Eighteen out of the campus’ total of 26 fall athletes received Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Academic All-Conference status. Additionally, Golf Head Coach Brian Exton, a geology instructor at the campus, was named PSUAC Golf Coach of the Year.

Four Nittany Lions have been selected to the AVCA Division I All-America teams. As one of two Penn State second team honorees, Ali Frantti highlights the group with AVCA DI National Freshman of the Year honors.

Penn State senior Micha Hancock has been named the 2014 AVCA DI National Player of the Year, as announced by the organization this morning. Hancock was presented with the award Friday (Dec. 19) afternoon at the AVCA All-America/Play of the Year brunch.

Penn State women’s volleyball will play for its second consecutive national championship and seventh overall after defeating No. 1 Stanford, 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21), in the NCAA Semifinals Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Making its seventh appearance in the last eight years, fifth-seeded Penn State women's volleyball (34-3) is set to meet top-ranked Stanford (33-1) in the NCAA national semifinals Thursday, Dec. 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET in Oklahoma City, Okla. at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The matchup will broadcast live on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins and Karch Kiraly on the call.

Seventy-two Penn State student-athletes have earned Fall Academic All-Big Ten honors as announced by the conference. Senior women’s cross-country runner Katie Rodden (Ardmore) is among the fall student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

No. 5 Penn State women's volleyball (34-3) rallied from behind by one set to defeat No. 4 Wisconsin (31-3), 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19) Saturday evening in Louisville, Ky. With the victory, the Nittany Lions advance to the NCAA national semifinals, marking the seventh time in the last eight years Penn State has appeared in the final four.

Fifth-seeded Penn State women's volleyball (32-3) is set to make its 12th consecutive regional semifinal appearance, traveling to Louisville to take on No. 12 UCLA (22-11) Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center.